On Friday evening, after 10.30 pm, the duel in round 3 of the US Open 2020 men’s tournament is scheduled to start, between Stefanos Tsitsipas (6 ATP) from Greece and Borna Coric (32 ATP) from Croatia.
The recommended prediction is a statistical one, taken from the Betano betting offer and aims at the percentage of efficiency on the first service for the Greek tennis player.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: Team form, news and statistics

Stefanos (22 years old) is considered the main tennis player able to put problems to the world leader Novak Djokovic, in this Grand Slam tournament.
The two could meet in the semifinals, if they respect their status as leaders of series 1 and 4.
In the first 2 rounds, the Greek was quite expeditious, without giving up the set in front of the Spaniard Ramos Vinolas, score 6-2 6-1 6-1 in a fixed 100 minutes and against the American Maxime Cressy, score 7-6 6-3 6 -4 in 2 hours and 27 minutes.
Moreover, he did not lose any game in which he put the ball back in the game, saving all the 4 break chances offered.
The lane is very good for Tsitsipas, with a possible lap 4 even lighter against Kukushkin or Thompson.
I expect Patrick Mouratoglu’s student to make another solid, dominant match with the service, respecting a well-established offensive game plan that he will implement, so as to reach the advanced stages of the competition with sufficient energy resources.
In the previous participations at the US Open, Stefanos had some bad luck with the Russians, being eliminated from round 2 by Medvedev in 2018, and last year from round 1 by Rublev.

Borna Coric: Team form, news and statistics

Borna (23 years old) is slightly shorter than his opponent today, 5 centimeters shorter, at 1.88 meters high.
Normally, the Croatian is a player with a superior field trip, but a little less offensive.
After the incidents on the Adria Tour, when he tested positive for the new Coronavirus, Coric had a period of hiatus in preparation, and this aspect affected his physical endurance.
In the case of a new long match, it is possible that he will have real problems, just as happened yesterday with the Bulgarian Dimitrov.
Although he is in his 7th appearance on the main table at the US Open, he only managed to pass the 3rd round in New York once, in 2018, when he lost without appeal to the Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro .
Coric is an all-rounder, with good results on all surfaces.
He has only 2 ATP titles in his record, at Marrakech 2017 on red slag and at Halle 2018 on natural turf.
On hard outdoor he played the most, in terms of volume, recording 122 victories and 77 defeats.

🎾Statistics of direct matches Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Borna Coric

▪️The Greek player has an advantage in direct confrontations, 1-0.
▪️In the first round on the clay from ATP Masters Roma 2018, Borna Coric gave up the score of 4-1 for the opponent.

Tennis Prediction of the Day Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Borna Coric

I bet with average confidence on this special statistical bet.
To be a winner, it is necessary for the favorite to win 8 out of 10 balls played with the first service, which is perfectly achievable.
In previous rounds, Tsitsipas recorded very high efficiency percentages – 90% with Albert Ramos Vinolas and 84% with Maxime Cressy.
Borna Coric did not look great here, he comes after a 5-set match with the Argentinian Londero and he will not be at the best level from a physical point of view.
The Croatian did not return extraordinarily, given that he has so far met 2 slag players, much less incisive than Stefanos, who will put constant pressure on the first ball.

Bet Tips: Stefanos Tsitsipas – Over 78.5% Points Earned in the First Service
Odds 1.87